This pic from last year of Wisteria that has taken over several trees along a busy highway. Hard to get a picture, It was even bigger this year.

Summer that flower is beautiful! What is it?

Spiderwort used to grow as a weed in our yard growing up. I just found out the name two years ago. I always loved the blue flowers.

I grew this last year. I rooted it from a pineapple I had bought in the grocery store. It was small because it needs a bigger pot. It was the best one we had ever eaten except for Hawaii.

Ah I see...around here, it's a house plant. I didn't recognize the flower from the close-up. Just lovely. We had a wandering jew in our house when I was growing up and the family joke was, it wasn't a wandering jew but a roamin' catholic.

Annie - it is hardy in USA zones 4-9. Are you thinking of Tradescantia albiflora or Zebrina pendula known as Wandering Jew? Spiderwort Info.

Another daylily

I guess I am...different plant, eh?

We had those blue spiderwort plants growing wild as weeds in Oklahoma. I dug them up along the road and planted them in the flower bed. They returned every year.

I love the scent of wisteria! We had on that took over a huge tree in the back yard of my parents house. I would go sit in the swing under it.

day-lilies my fav. edible flower. :) Did you know, the different colors taste different?

That is a really cute and whimsical photo, Raven. Are those pens?

I love spiderwort. Mine looked fabulous until all the rain and wind this past week. About half of it was knocked over the other day, so I used a plant stake to prop most of it back up. It looks a little lopsided right now. Still blooming away though.

Moni - the buds are tasty lightly sauteed and the flowers are great in hot/sour soup or on a salad. How to you eat yours? I haven't tried the tubers, but have heard that they taste better than yams.

Summer, I when at home, and mine bloom, they go in salads. But I eat the most dl while out bicycle touring, just plug and chow down on the flower pedals. That is how I found out, the different colors taste different. ;)

Dawn they were for sale at a garden center. They are ceramic and they are supposed to go out in the garden. They had lots of sizes and colors. So cute.

It's a chilly gray day so DH brought home sunflowers to add some cheer.

maire_cate That was so sweet of your DH.

Spiderworts are garden thugs where I live. They are very difficult to eradicate - they have very deep roots. I still have some up around my mailbox. I do not admire them. Perhaps I have an inferior variety. Mostly floppy foilage and small, unremarkable flowers. Summer's photo is beautiful.

Wandering jew used to grow wild too... or at least I think it did. There were a lot of old home places that had been removed and were converted to pasture land. There were often flowers in places where you would least expect them.

Here in OK my Spiderwort lasted only three years. It was one of my favorites.

Our Lavender.

ronminsouthga - Thanks - it was sweet of him, luckily he enjoys flowers as much as I do so we usually have some on the buffet or kitchen table.